as introduced - 83rd Legislature (2003 - 2004) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am
1.1 A bill for an act 1.2 relating to employment; prohibiting employers from 1.3 asking applicants about National Guard or reserve 1.4 status; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota 1.5 Statutes, chapter 181. 1.6 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 1.7 Section 1. [181.535] [ARMED FORCES RESERVES OR NATIONAL 1.8 GUARD STATUS.] 1.9 No person, whether acting directly or through an agent or 1.10 as the agent or employee of another may: 1.11 (1) ask a person seeking employment with that person or the 1.12 employer represented by that person whether the person seeking 1.13 employment is a member of the National Guard or a reserve 1.14 component of the United States Armed Forces; or 1.15 (2) require the person seeking employment to make any oral 1.16 or written statement concerning National Guard or reserve status 1.17 as a condition precedent to employment.